Impressionism

Let's discover the scenes of everyday life and the delicate splashes of color that baffled influential artistic circles. This introduction to impressionism published by TASCHEN in the series Basic Art examines the artists, themes and techniques that first brought the easel out of the studio, shifting attention from portraiture and historical-religious subjects to the evanescent flow of modern life .

On a journey through the theatres, bars and parks of Paris and beyond , the book examines the radical innovations brought by the movement on a thematic and stylistic level, from the principle of painting en plein air to the rapid and irregular brushstrokes that allowed the Impressionists to highlight spontaneity, movement and the changing qualities of light . The splendid reproductions also offer a close-up look at the unusual, unseen perspectives sought by the Impressionists and the original palette of pure, unmixed colours they employed, such as the many bright, vivid hues they imparted to their canvases. an unprecedented chromatic intensity .

Page after page, you will recognize the most established names of Impressionism, such as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot And Camille Pissarro , as well as many other artists deserving of greater attention, including Marie Bracquemond, Medardo Rosso And Fritz von Uhde .